The World Seen By Sam: July 7, 2015 (Bamberg Ward/ Family Search, Germany)

After a hot night of sleep it was Sunday. We were visiting the Bamberg Ward. Sacrament meeting was in German, but then translated into English. Mom bore her testimony same with some other people from the ward since it was Fast Sunday. During the second meeting a member of the ward who had red hair and spoke a few different languages took Mom and I on a walk, partly through some beautiful greenery and to the tourist shop. She pointed out the home where the Nutcracker was written. She also pointed out the home of the man who tried to assassinate Hitler, who we saw a monument of in Berlin. When we returned we didn't have young men's that day so I joined the Elders Quorum, same with one other young man. The lesson was on strengthening the Elders Quorum.

After church we had two of the missionaries come with us to help translate. We were in luck! We had found the building that my great x3 grandpa’s family had lived. When we rang the apartment doorbells one answered and luckily kind enough to let us in! Inside the apartment building we saw a picture of the Schmitt family and his stain glass work! The man showed us up the stairs and at each apartment door was a stain glass door made by my great x3 grandpa. After talking with the man who lived there, the man asked “Do you like minerals?” Mom told him “Sure.” Inside his garage like area was a room full of rocks and minerals that he had collected from traveling around the world. He had a great collection with different types of crystals too. When we were finishing meeting with the man the missionaries spoke to him about the church a little and gave him a card with the missionaries contact info on it and where to learn more about the church if he was interested.

After our successful mission we walked over to a Catholic church, Saint Martin's where the Schmitt’s had been married. From the inside it wasn't that pretty because it was under renovation, but the outside was. This church is where they measure the center of the city of Bamberg.

Next we grabbed our car and met the missionaries at our hotel. We walked with them up to the Saint Michael's Cathedral where my grandpa had done stain glass. This cathedral was one of the most famous cathedrals in Bamberg. We couldn't get in, since the cathedral was falling apart on the inside. It is nearly 1000 years old. Outside had great views and reminds me of a little of our temples.

Before departing from the missionaries at the Rose Garden Mom sent a video of the missionaries to their parents of them speaking in German and English. I hope their parents will like it.

I was so hungry! I hadn't eaten all day! We walked through the Rose Garden and by the Dome which is right by Saint Michael's Cathedral before eating brunch at around 4:30 at an Italian restaurant. We then walked back to the hotel and relaxed before riding bikes to dinner. We biked around town, by the water too looking at the pretty scenery and through little Venice too. We ate dinner at a Japanese resturaunt #3 in Bamberg, which also was delich.

On the way back I heard a SSSssss coming from my back tire, it was flat! I tried jumping on to a curb but the curb was to sharp and I was biking too fast. We walked our bikes back to the hotel and swapped it out for a new one at the hotel.

Before bed mom and I FINISHED the Book of Mormon for my first time. It is an accomplishment to finish the Book of Mormon. And now we will read the Bible's New Testament. I have learned a lot about the stories of the Book of Mormon. In the Book of Mormon when people kept the commandments they were supported by Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ they felt peaceful and when they didn't there was famine and evil and fighting caused by their wickedness.

Luckily tonight our room was a nicer temperature than before but still warm when we slept.